REVIEWS OF RECYCLED HEARTS
K Wetzel
This was a sexy international thriller with a wonderful story line that included very detailed destinations that the author obviously has spent extensive time traveling to. The story had interesting inside stories that tied together nicely. I couldn't put the book down reading it in 2 sittings (up until 2 am while on vacation). I recommend this to anyone that wants to take a thrilling whodunit romantic trip around the world. I look forward to reading the next book and many more to come from this author. Congratulations on a job well done for your first book and thanks for sharing your world travels with me!
L Hollabaugh
Like the previous reviewer, I found this novel to be a page-turner. The autobiographical elements are beautifully integrated and cleverly underscored in the title, subtitle, watermarks, and book cover. Dialogue and descriptions are engaging, realistic and well-expressed. Indeed, this novel strikes a perfect balance of romance, intrigue and adventure. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and can't wait for the author's next novel to come out!
MWSA Review
Recycled Hearts by Liz Beth Rose is this author’s debut novel. Ellie Pierson books a Mediterranean cruise to Croatia with three of her closest friends, hoping to purge the sadness and guilt regarding her late husband’s death in a cycling accident. An avid and devoted long-distance cyclist, Ellie is on the bike in the gym on the first day at sea when she has a close encounter with a handsome man she saw boarding the ship the day before. Jonathan Hughes introduces himself, and from that point on, he and Ellie spend more time together. They fall in lust and then fall in love. Ellie’s girlfriends also find shipboard romances, and at times, the story reads like a Spring Break adventure.
Meanwhile, someone has plans to stalk and hurt Ellie because they think she has information they need to claim embezzled money stolen from Jonathan’s shipping company. After an attempt on her life, Jonathan is solely focused on protecting the woman he has fallen for. In chapter fifteen, we discover who the evil culprits are, their motive, and what their final plan is to extract information from Ellie. However, Ellie and Jonathan have discovered what the bad guys want from her, and in doing so, thwart their plans to get their hands on the money. Furious at being discovered, the bad guy decides the best way out is to kidnap Ellie and demand a ransom. But he does not intend to let Ellie live.
This romance novel is slow to cycle, but it picks up enough speed to be a hot romance intertwined with mystery and intrigue. For mature audiences only.
Review by Nancy Panko